In addition to his personal bravery and fighting skills, Admiral Horatio Nelson’s career was helped along by this woman.

Lady Mary Wortly Montague

Lady Emma Hamilton

Jane Austen

Mary Somerville

Lady Emma Hamilton, the wife of the British ambassador to Naples. They met was Nelson was serving with the Mediterranean Fleet in the 1790s and began a lifelong affair, though both were married. Lady Hamilton used her connections to assist Nelson’s career whenever possible.

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